Entertainment

Valerie Fairman, 23 and a star of the reality-TV show 16 and Pregnant, has died, TMZ reports. Fairman’s family said that the cause of her death appears to be an overdose, according to the site; however, the cause and manner of her death is still being investigated by police in Coatesville, Pa. The coroner is conducting a…

Chance the Rapper and Jeremih snuck in like Santa and dropped a surprise holiday-themed mixtape early Thursday morning, just in time for Christmas. Merry Christmas Lil’ Mama features nine holiday tracks and guest appearances from comedian Hannibal Buress and rappers Noname and Lud Foe. Chance and Jeremih, both from Chicago, have worked together previously. This…

Lawyers representing women who say that a L’Oreal hair relaxer burned their scalps and made them go bald are now demanding an urgent recall of the product, TMZ reports. A class action suit against the company was filed in September, demanding more than $5 million, TMZ noted in an earlier report. The suit includes a…

Chance the Rapper and Kenan Thompson put on the best Run-DMC impersonation to celebrate President Barack Obama’s last Christmas in the White House during their Saturday Night Live sketch Saturday. Chance and Thompson used the group’s “Christmas in Hollis” for inspiration for their “Jingle Barack”: “We still got Barack/So you know what that means/We shooting some hoops…

Update: Jan. 4, 2017 12:46 p.m. EST: Omarosa has a new White House job thanks to Donald Trump. According to The Hill, Omarosa’s job will focus on kissing Trump’s ass public engagement. Earlier: Seems like all of Omarosa’s  butt kissing  politicking for Donald Trump has paid off. Trump’s transition staff announced that the former reality-TV contestant…

Ever since Michelle Obama became the first lady of the United States, people have labeled her an “angry black woman,” and in her last interview before leaving the White House, she’s speaking out about the label. In an interview with Oprah Winfrey, FLOTUS spoke about what goes through her head every time she hears “angry…

When it comes to helping HBCUs, the United Negro College Fund has always done its part in making contributions. And during its 33rd annual United Negro College Fund Atlanta Mayor’s Masked Ball, several entertainers were on hand and donated money to the organization. Rapper Future donated $25,000 to the program, as did Jeezy, Usher and Tyrese, for…

As a finale to a truly illustrious career, the Bernard Hopkins “retirement” fight Saturday was supposed to celebrate the 51-year-old pugilist. Instead it ended with a thud. A literal one, it turns out, as Hopkins was knocked out of the ring at the Forum in Inglewood, Calif. Hopkins fell to his much younger opponent, Joe…

CeeLo Green, who had a bit of a topple from grace over sexual assault claims and his commentary about them over the last few years (funny, because he kind of looks like Humpty Dumpty), was back in the news as footage of a cellphone exploding in his face circulated this weekend. ​ Given the very…

Rapper and Love & Hip Hop: Hollywood star Soulja Boy was arrested Thursday on suspicion of probation violation after police officers found a gun in his Hollywood Hills home, the Los Angeles Times reports. Los Angeles Police Department spokeswoman Officer Jenny Houser told the Times that 26-year-old Soulja Boy, whose real name is DeAndre Cortez…